📚 Topic Summary
Understanding how to tell time using a clock face is an important skill! When we count by 5s on a clock, we're looking at the numbers that the big hand points to. Each number represents 5 minutes past the hour. For example, if the big hand is on the 1, it's 5 minutes past the hour; if it's on the 2, it's 10 minutes past the hour, and so on. Learning to count by 5s makes telling time much easier and faster!
This worksheet will help you get comfortable with this concept. Remember, practice makes perfect! Keep going and you'll master it in no time.
🧠 Part A: Vocabulary
Match the terms on the left with their definitions on the right:
| Term |
Definition |
| 1. Clock Face |
a. A complete rotation of the hour hand. |
| 2. Minute Hand |
b. The hand on the clock that indicates the minutes. |
| 3. Hour Hand |
c. The surface of a clock that displays the time. |
| 4. Five-Minute Intervals |
d. The hand on the clock that indicates the hours. |
| 5. Hour |
e. The spaces between each number on a clock when counting by 5s. |
Answers: 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-e, 5-a
✍️ Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Use the words in the box to complete the sentences below.
Words: minutes, clock face, five, hour, counting
When we are telling time, the big hand shows the __________, and the small hand shows the __________. On a __________, each number represents __________-minute intervals. We can use __________ by 5s to quickly tell the time!
Answers: minutes, hour, clock face, five, counting
🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking
Imagine it's 3:15. Explain how you know this by looking at the position of the hour and minute hands on a clock. What number is the minute hand pointing at, and why does that mean it's 15 minutes past the hour?